Gerry referred to disenfrabchised voters. I'm wondering who they are. "dfsavgny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: __________ > > >Asbury Park City, New Jersey Statistics and Demographics (US Census >2000) > Number Percent >Asbury Park Population: 16930 100.00% > >Sex and Age >Male 7943 46.92% >Female 8987 53.08% > >Under 5 years 1539 9.09% >5 to 9 years 1579 9.33% >10 to 14 years 1284 7.58% >15 to 19 years 1123 6.63% >20 to 24 years 1366 8.07% >25 to 34 years 2666 15.75% >35 to 44 years 2380 14.06% >45 to 54 years 1895 11.19% >55 to 59 years 626 3.7% >60 to 64 years 581 3.43% >65 to 74 years 904 5.34% >75 to 84 years 682 4.03% >85 years and over 305 1.8% > >Median age (years) 30.6 > >18 years and over 11841 69.94% >Male 5376 31.75% >Female 6465 38.19% >21 years and over 11132 65.75% > >Joe, > >Since you seem to have a thing for exactitude, here's the 2000 >census data for AP. Assume its the same, thus, almost 70% of the >16,930 are of voting age. Voter turnout by your numbers was 20.91%. >You got the numbers now you can discuss the issues Gerry and Skip >raised instead of splitting hairs with them. Turnout is terrible in >AP. Few care and people get elected by relatively a few voters yet >decide the fate of the entire city. Hopefully this year there will >be a drive to get the people who pay the bills in this city vote; >the TAXPAYERS. > > >--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Joe D'Andrea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> At 8:28 PM +0000 2/21/05, SkipDragon wrote: >> >Voter turnout is significantly lower in off-cycle municipal >elections >> >than in general elections. Need we say more? One of the >overriding >> >problems with Asbury is an appalling lack of citizen involvement; >> >which results in a sort of Russian roulette electoral contest, an >> >elected that owes its existence more to fate than process and the >sort >> >of secrecy and back room deal making that today's norm. 1700, >2500 >> >who cares; it's too few for a city of 17,000. >> >> Aren't some of the 17,000 children? >> >> And can you please substantiate or clarify your statement that a >lack of citizen involvement (i.e., low voter turnout) leads to >secrecy and back room deal making. >> >> ~joe > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >
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